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Poems

By: Souvankham Thammavongsa

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A beautiful re-issued edition of poetry from the Scotiabank Giller Prize–winning author of How To Pronounce Knife FEATURING A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR “In 1978, my parents lived in building #48. Nong Khai, Thailand, a Lao refugee camp. My father kept a scrapbook filled with doodles, addresses, postage stamps, maps, measurements. He threw it out and when he did, I took it and found this.” Built out of doodles, diagrams, and drawings, this is a work characterized by the elegance and power of its bareness. These poems use blank spaces and small print. Their language is exquisitely precise in detail, and every letter, gesture, break, line, and shape becomes a place of real meaning. Here, the intention is to let us see, as well as to hold back much of what we see. First published in 2007, Souvankham Thammavongsa's remarkable second collection was acclaimed for its originality and cemented her reputation as a poet with a rare, astonishing gift.

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0771004753

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Light

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By: Souvankham Thammavongsa

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Poems

By: Souvankham Thammavongsa

A beautiful re-issued edition of poetry from the Scotiabank Giller Prize–winning author of How To Pronounce Knife FEATURING A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR Winner of the Trillium Book Award for Poetry Light examines the word that gives the collection its name. There are poems about a sparkle, about how to say light, about a scarecrow, a dung beetle, a fish without eyes. Known for her precision and elegance, for her spare, clear voice, for distilling meaning from details, for not wasting words, Thammavongsa confirms her gifts with these astonishing poems. Light is a work that shines with rigour, humour, courage, and grit. First published in 2013, Souvankham Thammavongsa’s award-winning third book of poetry is an indispensable contribution to Canadian literature.

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077100477X

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9780771004773

Small Arguments

Poems

By: Souvankham Thammavongsa

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Small Arguments

Poems

By: Souvankham Thammavongsa

A beautiful re-issued edition of poetry from the Scotiabank Giller Prize–winning author of How To Pronounce Knife FEATURING A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR The language of Small Arguments is simple, yet there is nothing simple in its ideas. Reminiscent of Pablo Neruda’s Elemental Odes, these poems explore the structures of argument, orchestrating material around repetition, variation, and contrast. Thammavongsa’s approach is like that of a scientist or philosopher, delicately probing material for meaning and understanding. The poet collects small lives and argues for a larger belonging: a grain of dirt, a crushed cockroach, the eyes of a dead dragonfly. It is a work that suggests we can create with what we know and with that alone. First published in 2003, Small Arguments announced the arrival of a distinct and utterly original new voice.

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McClelland & Stewart

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0771004796

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9780771004797

How to Pronounce Knife

Stories

By: Souvankham Thammavongsa

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How to Pronounce Knife

Stories

By: Souvankham Thammavongsa

A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN Open Book Award, and winner of the 2020 Giller Prize, this revelatory story collection honors characters struggling to find their bearings far from home, even as they do the necessary "grunt work of the world." A failed boxer painting nails at the local salon. A woman plucking feathers at a chicken processing plant. A housewife learning English from daytime soap operas. A mother teaching her daughter the art of worm harvesting. In her stunning debut story collection, O. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa focuses on characters struggling to make a living, illuminating their hopes, disappointments, love affairs, acts of defiance, and above all their pursuit of a place to belong. In spare, intimate prose charged with emotional power and a sly wit, she paints an indelible portrait of watchful children, wounded men, and restless women caught between cultures, languages, and values. As one of Thammavongsa's characters says, "All we wanted was to live." And in these stories, they do—brightly, ferociously, unforgettably. Unsentimental yet tender, taut and visceral, How to Pronounce Knife announces Souvankham Thammavongsa as one of the most striking voices of her generation. “As the daughter of refugees, I’m able to finally see myself in stories.” —Angela So, Electric Literature

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192

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Little, Brown

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0316422118

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9780316422116

Brenda Draney

Drink from the river

By: Jacqueline Kok,Graham Foy,David Garneau,Ken Lum,Souvankham Thammavongsa

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Brenda Draney

Drink from the river

By: Jacqueline Kok,Graham Foy,David Garneau,Ken Lum,Souvankham Thammavongsa

Brenda Draneys Werk kreist um das komplexe Wesen von Intimität. Ausgehend von ihren eigenen Erinnerungen und Erfahrungen untersucht die kanadische Künstlerin die vielschichtigen Bedeutungsebenen von alltäglichen Motiven und Situationen. Das kumulative Porträt, das dabei entsteht, verweist auf ein kollektives Selbst, das nicht nur ihre eigenen Erfahrungen, sondern auch die vergangener Generationen und Mitglieder ihrer Community einbezieht. Doch statt zu reproduzieren, interessiert sich Draney für Bedeutungsverschiebungen durch individuell gefilterte Interpretationen. Bewusst arbeitet sie mit Leerstellen, die das Publikum einladen, sich intensiv mit den malerischen Fragmenten ihrer Darstellungen auseinanderzusetzen. Der reich bebilderte Katalog, der Draneys Einzelausstellung – organisiert von der Power Plant Art Gallery – in Toronto begleitet, führt breit gefächert in das Werk einer der bemerkenswertesten zeitgenössischen Künstlerinnen Kanadas ein. Eine faszinierende Auswahl von bestehenden und neuen Werken wird durch Beiträge von kanadischen Kulturschaffenden kontextualisiert.

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139

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Hatje Cantz Verlag

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3775755934

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9783775755931

Journey: Celebrating the Journey Prize

Selected Stories 1989-2023

By: Various

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Journey: Celebrating the Journey Prize

Selected Stories 1989-2023

By: Various

A landmark special edition celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Journey Prize. Since its inception in 1989, the Journey Prize anthology has been widely celebrated for introducing readers to a who’s-who of up-and-coming Canadian literary voices, many of whom have gone on to become some of our most beloved writers. This special thirty-fifth-anniversary edition of Canada’s most prestigious annual fiction anthology gathers thirty-one timeless stories from throughout the prize’s history—some contemporary classics, some hidden gems—as chosen by two modern masters of the short story, Souvankham Thammavongsa and Alexander MacLeod, who are themselves previous Journey Prize contributors. After her Olympic ski-jumper husband lifts off but never comes down, a woman counters the world’s doubts with her own leap of faith. A daughter reflects on the simple ritual she shared with her father—and the moment when her unconditional love for him was called into question. An Indigenous Elder recounts an alternative creation story of Ah-damn and Evening to a trio of anthropologists. After months of trying to sell the worthless sports card collection his no-good father left behind, a boy is unprepared for a bizarre encounter with the “pile of human being” who wants to buy a card to complete his collection. A mother and child contend with the strange after-effects of an unusual multi-course meal. Infighting, blatant favouritism, and judging irregularities mar a living-room beauty pageant as four sisters vie for the title of Miss Canada. A carpet collector reimagines his family’s fractured history by weaving new tapestries to tell their stories. The last words of a fifty-year-old pet parakeet leads to the first in a series of unfortunate events. Marvellously eclectic, constantly surprising, and full of vibrant life, these glittering stories speak to the power of the short story and the extraordinary impact the Journey Prize continues to make on Canadian literature. Journey is a gift for readers and writers alike. Featuring an introduction by the editors, and stories by André Alexis, Michael Christie, Alicia Elliott, Jessica Grant, Kevin Hardcastle, Angélique Lalonde, Annabel Lyon, Thomas King, Téa Mutonji, Saleema Nawaz, Heather O'Neill, Eden Robinson, Naben Ruthnum, and Madeleine Thien, among others.

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McClelland & Stewart

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0771007388

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9780771007385

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Small Arguments

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How to Pronounce Knife

How to Pronounce Knife

Brenda Draney

Brenda Draney

Journey: Celebrating the Journey Prize

Journey: Celebrating the Journey Prize

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